Rice & Rocks by Sandra L. Richards

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Rice & Rocks was written by Sandra L. Richards and illustrated by Megan Kayleigh Sullivan. Sandra L. Richards is the debut picture book author of Rice & Rocks. With Rice & Rocks, Sandra brings a unique contribution to the world of children's books. An American-born daughter of Jamaican immigrant parents, she hopes the book will serve as an educational resource for families seeking to teach their children the value of their heritage and the importance of cultural diversity. [1]

Summary

Tradition takes flight in Rice & Rocks, a picture book celebrating culture and diversity. Giovanni’s friends are coming over for Sunday dinner, and his grandmother is serving rice and beans. Giovanni feels embarrassed he does not like “rice and rocks” and worries his friends will think the traditional Jamaican dish is weird. But his favorite Auntie comes to the rescue to cheer him up. She and Giovanni’s pet parrot, Jasper, take him on a magical journey across the globe, visiting places where people eat rice and rocks. This exciting story celebrates the varied traditions of every culture while also highlighting the delicious similarities that bring us all together. [2]

Pros

As a verified reader, Gayle Pace gave her deeply thought about this book, she explained that the children need these kinds of books to help them learn about cultures, how they are the same and different. It's a lesson for children to learn that even though we look different, live different, live in different areas, we all have some things that we have in common. We may like the same things. In this book it is beans and rice.This book is about a boy and his aunt who traveled and the child was so interested in the travels and what he was learning. He even had a pet. What that pet was she will leave to you to find out. The story has many illustrations that are colorful and large, so you can really see them. Children need to be in a magical space sometimes and this book lets them explore a magical area of different cultures. A lesson for children to learn is be happy and proud of who you are and take in others who are different and yet have many similarities. This book is mainly about the different foods that different cultures eat. It shows that we may like the same foods. A beautifully illustrated, well written story of family traditions. Other reader named Priya also spoke about how wonderful this book was, she loved this book for the precious lesson in it that we may be different yet similar and special in many ways. The language is simple and so are the illustrations. She would definitely recommend this book to all parents, teachers and librarians. [3]

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